Boulder-area crews rescue hiker who dislocated arm

Rescue groups from Boulder County and the city of Boulder on Monday afternoon helped a 20-year-old hiker safely off the Flatirons after he suffered a dislocated shoulder.

Boulder County emergency crews were alerted by city officials at 4:10 p.m. Monday that an injured hiker was located somewhere between the first and second Flatiron, according to a news release.

The hiker, Gun Han, 20, was reportedly hiking off the trail and climbing boulders in the area when he somehow dislocated his shoulder, the release said.

Crews from the Sheriff's Office, Boulder Fire Department, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group were able to locate Han and get him safely down. Han was able to reset his shoulder and did not require further medical attention, the release said.

The rescue effort was the second in the area of the Flatirons in three days.

Crews from the Sheriff's Office just before 6 p.m. Friday were dispatched to the First Flatiron on reports of a 22-year-old male climber who had become stuck while climbing alone, according to officials.

Crews reached the trapped man at about 7:15 p.m. and assisted him off the mountain. He was uninjured, according to the Sheriff's Office.

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